AJRCA Lectures

The following is an opportunity to hear AJRCA lectures and, more specifically, to get a sense of the kind of dynamic, passionate, and intellectually stimulating dialogues that are a hallmark of the Academy.

• The Children of Abraham: An exploration of the values and beliefs that Jews, Christians, and Muslims share with each other

  Featuring:
  Jerry Campbell, PhD, President of Claremont School of Theology; Jihad Turk, Director of Religious Affairs, The Islamic Center of Southern California, and Interim Dean, Bayan Graduate Program at Claremont Lincoln University; Rabbi Mel Gottlieb, PhD, President of the Academy for Jewish Religion, California; and Rabbi Miriam Hamrell, ’03, the Rabbi of Ahavat Torah Congregation in Brentwood.

  March 25, 2012

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• Lecture: Personal Journey: A Journey of the Self

  Featuring:
  Rabbi Avraham Sutton
  A unique Torah scholar and author who addresses the deep soul crisis of our age and the need to develop a greater awareness of G-d in our lives

  January 24, 2011

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  Personal Journey: A Journey of the Self
• Lecture: Discussion with Rabbi Art Green

  Featuring:
  Rabbi Art Green, PhD
  Theologian, author, Hasidic scholar, and Rector of the Rabbinical School at Hebrew College in Boston

  January 16, 2011

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  Discussion with Rabbi Art Green
• Lecture: Discussion of Milton Steinberg’s book The Prophet’s Wife

  Featuring:
  AJRCA Professor of Talmud Rabbi Daniel Bouskila; nationally acclaimed author Rabbi Naomi Levy; and moderated by Dr. Monica Osborne

  January 9, 2011

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  Discussion of The Prophet's Wife
• Lecture: Contacting the Inner Light

  Featuring:
  Rabbi Sholom Brodt
  Founder and director of Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo, who is known for imparting the teachings of chassidic master Rav Shlomo Carlebach z”l.

  December 5, 2010

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  Contacting the Inner Light